ESSK.01.01 Identify training, education, and certification requirements for occupational choice.
ESSK.09.0
Examine licensing, certification and credentialing requirements at the national, state and local levels to maintain compliance with industry requirements.
(Once this opens go to file and download as a Word Document, SAVE AS rename to a safe place and enjoy!)
ESSK.09.02.a Develop career goals and objectives as part of a plan for future career direction.ESSK.09.02.b Develop strategies to reach career objectives.
ESSK.09.04
Maintain a career portfolio to document knowledge, skills and experience in a career field.
Personal Info Wrksht
This is a collection of your personal information as it is right now in your life. My hope is that you will keep adding to this and use it in your future.
Handwritten or typed in MS-Word. GCF learn free- Answer questions in Lesson 4 and Information Sheet for Lesson 5 (Fill out as much as possible, omit SSN and DL no.#).
Fill out a job application. This job application will be your focus on your cover letter and match your skills, personality and values. http://vivacea.mysocialsphere.com/
Always check grammar, spelling and vocab, you the editor = employer are looking for easy to find information like what job the applicant is looking for, that information is easy to find, like relevant skills.
Write a thank you letter to those who interviewed you; be sure to "seal the deal". Get approval from Mrs. N before delivering. Handwritten speaks volumes! http://www.gcflearnfree.org/interviewingskills/4
ESSK.11.01
Demonstrate the financial knowledge and skills necessary for independent living.
Standard/Objectives ESSK 11.01
Lesson Title/Focus
Skills and Concepts
Resources and Directions
ESSK 11.01b
Demonstrate the ability to open and maintain checking and savings accounts.
Checking and Savings Accounts
How to open a checking/savings account
How to write checks
How to keep a register
How to endorse a check
How to reconcile a Bank Statement
What is 21st Century Banking
How to complete a reconciliation between your register and the bank statement.
How to start a new month.
Grand Valley National Bank - Mock Banking simulation books
ESSK 11.02a
Develop a personal budget based on a given income level
Read the article in the link titled "Living Below Your Means" then following along in GCF while completing the tasks listed in the Google Doc named "Understanding and Creating a Budget".
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ESSK 11.01d
Demonstrate an understanding of credit (types, usage, and costs).
BANKS and CREDIT UNIONSBanks take your money, earn interest on your money, give loans at a higher interest rate; that pay your interest you are earning on your savings. Banks make the profit.
We need leaders in our families!
Everyone is a leader and a follower, everyone must step up to either roll.
Listen respectfully while I read: Don't Sweet the Small Stuff for Teens #32 and complete the visualizing activity.
Then complete the Leadership Inventory (25 Leadership skills ranked 1-10, 25-min, 125-average, 250-max)
Discuss where and how these skills are used.
Then make a collage, write a poem, a song, a essay, or draw a picture of how you will apply as many of these leadership skills in your future families.
Values - yours, your parents and the medias.
Think and watch out for commercials, music, TV shows, movie trailers, advertisements and how they positively and negatively portray relationships.
Create a three circled Venn diagram to show what you, your parents and the media have in common, what you have in common with only your parents and what you have in common with only the media. Be sure to show how each of the three topics has their own unique values as well.
The Chances of Unplanned TEEN pregnancy and how it changes lives.
Classroom activity -"What are the odds"
Followed by researching stories about teenage pregnancies and how their lives were changed. Write a one page, double spaced summary about their experience.
Clear Communication in Relationships
Bell Activity - Think of a time in your life that you wish you would have spoke up for yourself. Write a few details down and set aside.
Class activity -- "Lines and Responses" and "What if?"
Closing Activity - How could you respond assertively in the same situation in your life? Write it down.
College (even vocation training) is for ANYONE who wants to improve their life!!!
Table of Contents
CLM - Home
Create your life from the inside out...
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/interviewingskills/4
Complete the organizer in Microsoft Word
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Identify training, education, and certification requirements for occupational choice.
ESSK.09.0
Examine licensing, certification and credentialing requirements at the national, state and local levels to maintain compliance with industry requirements.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/careerplanning/module/16
Use the Word Document to guide you and to add to your portfolio.
Start thinking about your career goals!
Exploring Careers (making goals)
(Once this opens go to file and download as a Word Document, SAVE AS rename to a safe place and enjoy!)Maintain a career portfolio to document knowledge, skills and experience in a career field.
Handwritten or typed in MS-Word. GCF learn free- Answer questions in Lesson 4 and Information Sheet for Lesson 5 (Fill out as much as possible, omit SSN and DL no.#).
ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS
Password: the school issued password
Job Hunting
Read lessons in GCF.http://www.gcflearnfree.org/resumewriting Create a resume of your own. Consider using the "High School" template in MS Word to use.
Always check grammar, spelling and vocab, you the editor = employer are looking for easy to find information like what job the applicant is looking for, that information is easy to find, like relevant skills.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/coverletters
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/interviewingskills/4
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
ESSK.11.01Demonstrate the financial knowledge and skills necessary for independent living.
Demonstrate the ability to open and maintain checking and savings accounts.
How to write checks
How to keep a register
How to endorse a check
How to reconcile a Bank Statement
What is 21st Century Banking
How to complete a reconciliation between your register and the bank statement.
How to start a new month.
Develop a personal budget based on a given income level

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- Money Management
- sign into Gmail and will be using Google Docs
- Understanding and Creating a Budget
- Read the article in the link titled "Living Below Your Means" then following along in GCF while completing the tasks listed in the Google Doc named "Understanding and Creating a Budget".
>>Demonstrate an understanding of credit (types, usage, and costs).
BANKS and CREDIT UNIONSBanks take your money, earn interest on your money, give loans at a higher interest rate; that pay your interest you are earning on your savings. Banks make the profit.
Watch the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cawzTSVTP2M. Then choose a bank and a credit union and compare the differences for yourself, use the spreadsheet REsearch and Compare bank vs credit unionto guide and document your research.
Understand different types of insurance (auto, health, life, disability, renters) and how to compare costs.
What are the different types?
What insurance do I really need?
Worksheet is in Google Docs - Insurance Worksheet - Google Doc
Demonstrate an understanding of investments (types, purposes, rates of return, and compound interest).
How do you invest?
Why do people invest?
When should you start investing?
What are the different ways you can invest?
What is the Rule of 72?
What is a rate of return?
What is compound interest?
Investing 101 - Investopedia - this document will guide your research be sure to make a copy.
Demonstrate an understanding of taxes by calculating tax rates and completing personal income tax returns.
How is it determined?
Who oversees the tax?
How is it paid?
What is the IRS?
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf - Publication for Individuals about federal income tax
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Revenue/REVX/1176842266485 - State of Colorad
Leadership and Communication
Everyone is a leader and a follower, everyone must step up to either roll.
Then complete the Leadership Inventory (25 Leadership skills ranked 1-10, 25-min, 125-average, 250-max)
Discuss where and how these skills are used.
Then make a collage, write a poem, a song, a essay, or draw a picture of how you will apply as many of these leadership skills in your future families.
Leadership Inventory - Google Document
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Think and watch out for commercials, music, TV shows, movie trailers, advertisements and how they positively and negatively portray relationships.
Create a three circled Venn diagram to show what you, your parents and the media have in common, what you have in common with only your parents and what you have in common with only the media. Be sure to show how each of the three topics has their own unique values as well.
Followed by researching stories about teenage pregnancies and how their lives were changed. Write a one page, double spaced summary about their experience.
Class activity -- "Lines and Responses" and "What if?"
Closing Activity - How could you respond assertively in the same situation in your life? Write it down.
Diversity
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html
College or Trade School Ready or Entrepreneur or Military?
Job Success
(WD #1)
Lesson 1 and follow the PDF resource for specific tasks.
Remember the websites change fast, the basic lesson is still there.
Lesson 2 and follow the PDF resource for specific tasks.
Time Management Quiz
Lesson 4 and follow the PDF resource for specific tasks.
Lesson 5 and follow the PDF resource for specific tasks.